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turban

[tur-buhn] / ˈtɜr bən /
NOUN
headdress
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She remembers Saar sporting many a turban, chunky jewelry and large hats.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Amrit Kaur, a Sikh teacher who grew up in Quebec and who wears a turban, is one of the appellants in the case.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

He studied in a seminary in Qom after his service with the Revolutionary Guard and wears the black turban of a sayyid, indicating that he traces his lineage to the prophet Muhammad.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei, a cleric who has a salt-and-pepper beard and the black turban of the "seyyed" -- descendants of the Prophet Mohammed -- is a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Like all policemen in the British concession, he was a bushy-bearded Indian with a red turban wrapped around his head.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz




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